Germany:
Queer people in Lichtenburg concentration camp – What is remembered? Making knowledge accessible for a diverse society
Kamp Kodu
DE-SCI 1.29
Başlangıç - Bitiş Tarihi
28.07.2025 /
09.08.2025
Toplam Kontenjan
12
Boş Kontenjan
6
6
Yaş
18 - 99
Ekstra Ücret
€50.00
Kamp Temaları
ARTRENOSTUD
Organizasyon
SCI Germany
Kuruluş
In the small town Prettin you will find the Gedenkstätte KZ Lichtenburg Prettin, a memorial site with an exhibition about the former concentration camp Lichtenburg. In June 1933, a few months after the takeover of power by the National Socialists, a concentration camp was opened at the former renaissance castle in the middle of Prettin. At first, almost entirely political opponents of the Hitler regime were imprisoned. Later many people were persecuted for other ideological reasons – including many queer people. After its disbanding in August 1937 it served as a concentration camp for female prisoners, from 1941 to 1945 as subcamp of Sachsenhausen concentration camp. More than 10,000 people were imprisoned there. Their daily life was characterised by hunger, mistreatments & forced labour.
İş Tanımı
The memorial site is a place for learning about the National Socialist crimes that took place here and the conditions under which they could have happened. Almost all of the original fabric of the castle complex has been preserved. The participants are involved in cleaning and maintaining the outdoor area and redesigning the planting of an art installation that young people designed in memory of the prisoners in the women's concentration camp. The focus of the workcamp is on the study part. Participants present their workcamp results and experiences at a public closing event, which they plan and organise themselves.
Konaklama ve Yemek
The participants will sleep in two 8-person tents at a campsite called the Touristenzentrum, located right next to a swimming lake. Camping beds are provided. Please bring a warm sleeping bag, a bed sheet, and a pillow if needed. Those who prefer can bring an air mattress. The campsite has good communal showers, toilets, and Wi-Fi. It is a really nice and safe place. There is a cosy cottage in the Touristenzentrum with kitchen facilities for self-catering, shared meals and as a lounge.
Konum ve Serbest Zaman
There is a beautiful landscape around Prettin which can be explored while hiking. Prettin is located on the Elbe cycle route “Elberadweg”, one of the most beautiful cycle paths in Europe, which runs from the Czech Republic to the North Sea. The volunteers can go on group trips by bike here.
The campsite offers many leisure activities directly at the accommodation, such as swimming, mini golf and bowling. It is possible to organise a dragon boat trip on the Elbe. A dragon boat is an open boat for up to 20 paddlers. A trip to Lutherstadt Wittenberg is planned, a trip to Leipzig is possible.
Notlar
The workcamp is organised by the Lichtenburg Concentration Camp Memorial Site in the context of the Partnership for Democracy in the Wittenberg district and in cooperation with the association Freundeskreis zur Weiterentwicklung der KZ-Gedenkstätte Lichtenburg e.V. and the youth network Lambda Mitteldeutschland e.V. The workcamp is intended to be a safe space for all, but especially for queer people. Interested parties should apply only if they are aware of this and demonstrate a high level of sensitivity toward the other participants and the topic. INCOMING FEE for volunteers applying via partner organisations and contacts of SCI: https://sci-d.de/incomingfee
